Spirits: Everyday bourbons

A good bourbon shouldn’t be the equivalent of special-occasion china, said Jed Portman in Garden & Gun. We asked spirits expert Stacie Stewart to name her favorite bourbons priced under $50. She recommended these:

Very Old Barton 90 Proof ($17). This “dangerously” drinkable whiskey is “very well balanced,” with “a caramel roundness” offsetting the hint of burn.